Monthly Archives: September 2014

Apple Ended Up Selling 10 Million iPhones in First Three Days

By Brian Barrett

Apple Ended Up Selling 10 Million iPhones in First Three Days

When Apple sold 9 million iPhones in the opening weekend of iPhone 5S and 5C last year, it was assumed that would be the zenith; the cheaper 5C offered more opportunity, and launching in China for the first time offered untold opportunity. And then this year Apple sold 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus units, with no China (yet) and a lot more cash at stake.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/fr2-pL5ZKMk/apple-ended-up-selling-10-million-iphones-in-first-thre-1637568825

      

Apple Ended Up Selling 10 Million iPhones in First Three Days

By Brian Barrett

Apple Ended Up Selling 10 Million iPhones in First Three Days

When Apple sold 9 million iPhones in the opening weekend of iPhone 5S and 5C last year, it was assumed that would be the zenith; the cheaper 5C offered more opportunity, and launching in China for the first time offered untold opportunity. And then this year Apple sold 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus units, with no China (yet) and a lot more cash at stake.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/fr2-pL5ZKMk/apple-ended-up-selling-10-million-iphones-in-first-thre-1637568825

      

‘Imitation Game’ and ‘Men, Women and Children’ lead tech-focused films of 2014

By Rich Trenholm “The Imitation Game” opens the 2014 London Film Festival, heralding a number of movies exploring our complex relationship with technology.

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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/3eb54a5c/sc/10/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Cimitation0Egame0Eand0Emen0Ewomen0Eand0Echildren0Elead0Etech0Efocused0Efilms0Eof0E20A140C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm

      

Steveire’s Blog: Grantlee 5.0.0 release candidate available for testing

I have tagged, pushed and tarball‘d a release candidate for Grantlee 5.0.0, based on Qt 5. Please go ahead and test it, and port your software to it, because some things have changed.

Also, following from the release last week, I’ve made a new 0.5.1 release with some build fixes for examples with Qt 5 and a change to how plugins are handled. Grantlee will no longer attempt to unload plugins at any point.

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Source:: http://steveire.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/grantlee-5-0-0-release-candidate-available-for-testing/

      

Hipsters, Hipsters, and Hipsters: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

By Alissa Walker

Maybe it’s the time of year. Maybe it’s the weather? But people are extra cranky this week about fixie bikes and craft brews invading their cities. There’s a definite anti-hipster vibe in the air, and it’s global, from Portland, to Los Angeles, to London, to Iceland. What’s Ruining Our Cities? HIPSTERS.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/m1Kh1_oaLuA/hipsters-hipsters-and-hipsters-whats-ruining-our-cit-1635034323

      

This Crazy Sideways Bicycle Rides Like a Snowboard On Wheels

By Robert Sorokanich

This Crazy Sideways Bicycle Rides Like a Snowboard On Wheels

Inventor Michael Killian loves the sensation of balancing on top of a snowboard, carving graceful curving arcs in the snow. He also loves tinkering with stuff. Put those two joys together in a workshop, and you get the …

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/Z0X6ssPDrCw/this-crazy-sideways-bicycle-rides-like-a-snowboard-on-w-1637229229